Monday, October 18, 2010

This is a pre-scheduled post I'll be back to normal blogging in mid to late November.

I took these photos during the terrible storms in Southern California last January. I took the bottom shot when there was a short break in the storm but by the time I took the top one a couple of minutes later the wind was blowing about 50 mph and the rain was starting to pour. Plus the waves were almost crashing onto the pier. Not a great place for a camera. Thankfully I parked my car close by. :)

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

This is the Huntington Beach Pier in Orange County California as day turns to night. Walking around this area at sunset is one of the things that I miss most about home.

I had a great time exploring and experimenting with black and white over the last several months but from now on I'll be posting more color photos.

I'm going to Europe next week and I'll be there for a few weeks taking lots of pictures so I'm changing the theme of this blog from "mostly black and white" to mostly photos of Europe. The photos will be a mix of color and black and white. Hopefully I'll be able to make a few posts while I'm there.

Until I return in mid to late November this will be my final post that's not pre-scheduled.

I pre-scheduled the Weekend Reflections meme on my other blog so have fun and stay tuned. :)

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

I've noticed these interesting domed brick structures sticking out of some of the very old buildings in this part of the country. I guessed that they were some type of oven and I was right. One of these days I'll try to find more information about them. If you look closely you will see that the bricks on the ground change at the little gate on the right. That's where I stood to take the photos for my October 7TH post "The Space Between Two Buildings".

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Several of the grave stones in this cemetery have been worn down by the elements over time. However I saw several from the 1800's and maybe even the 1700's. It makes me wonder what Newtown was like back in those days.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

This is two crops of the same photo. It's the brick walking space between two old buildings in Newtown. The building on the left was built in 1733 and the one the right was built in 1782. I don't know when they put the bricks in the middle.

There's a garden at the end of the bricks but it's hard to tell because of the bright sun.

Monday, October 4, 2010

I took this shot from a little wooden frost covered bridge thousands of feet off of the ground. The bridge had way too many people on and to be honest I was scared half to death every time I saw the planks bend. However the views were way to nice to pass up.